"I see no light at the end of the tunnel," the wire service quotes her saying.

-- In Gaza City, USA Today reports that this Israeli offensive has "led many Palestinians to express their support for Hamas." The paper reports:

" 'We faced two Israeli wars before but this one is the most bloodiest and most cruel,' said Abu Awni, 38, of Gaza City. 'Civilians are attacked in their homes. I'm against Hamas, but when Israel is killing my family, then I will join Hamas.'

" 'The world must wake up and stop consuming Israeli propaganda,' he added. 'More than half of the population in Gaza is not affiliated with Hamas. But we have been collectively punished.' "

"It's clear that more than one rocket or shell hit the hospital. Judging by the pattern of shrapnel gouges in the concrete and charr marks on the ceiling, it looked like at least two rooms on the fourth floor were directly hit. At least one missile traveled through three rooms, making a series of holes in walls. Other rooms had broken windows, broken beds. Supplies were on the floor, the ceiling lights were twisted. There had been shelling in the area — I could see a building close by was also hit. And it smelled different that the rest of the hospital," Emily reported. "On the ground floor, when we came in, someone was mopping and it smelled sort of soapy clean. Upstairs, as soon as we entered the hospital units that were damaged, it was a dusty, chalky kind of smell."

-- Correspondent Daniel Estrin tells our Newscast unit that the Israeli military says it has killed 10 militants today "who had infiltrated Israel through tunnels." Israel also said that militants fired at least a dozen rockets into Israel today. For the first time, one of those rockets landed in the Tel Aviv area.

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